Apparatus for transmitting power and regulating speed.



H. D. WILLIAMS. APPARATUS PoR TEANSMITTING POWER AND EEGULATING SPEED.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1901.

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APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER AND REGULATING SPEED.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1901. I

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' diam, without the the organism through f to the receptive or have linvented certain new ,system is in the nature UNIrEnsr-Arns PATENT ormoncoNNEcrIcUT.

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Be it known that I, HARVEY D; Wrrmmiua.

of the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia and United States of America,4

and useful Improvements inJ Apparatus for-Transmitting Power and Regulatngpeed, and I hereby declare that the accom anyi'ng drawings, with the s ubjoined description thereof, constitute a specication of saidinvention.

This invention has for its ob'ect to transf mit power and impart motion om a prime mover to the mechanism to be operated through and by means of a gas, fluid or liquid which constitutes the. transmitting intervention betweenv thel driving and driven mechanism of belts, gears, clutches or any device involving positive mechanical engagement of parts made of solid material. I

A further object is to provide means for adjusting a constant drivlng speed to variable speed or resistance of the'd'riven mecha-V nism, and foiI reversing the motion of the driven'parts.

This invention belongs to that 'class offor transmittin'gpower wherein a compelled by the motor ordriv'in force to. move in an orbit of continuous circulationfrom the active or propulsive1m'emberof a transmission port actuated member, thence byareturn port4 to the active'side of the apparatus whence it started. The influence exerted by the active orpower side of the of forcibleinjection,

the 'injecting current being directed against parts which A 0 I the loadto be thereby move theapparatus to 'be driven,

be overcome. p I Y In carrying out my invention I have embodied ne modification-of it in the form of a duplex pumping system consisting of parallel with the axis of the sha a driving shaft 'carrying a cylinder so mounted as to revolve withand have' a slight longitudinal movement upon' the shaft. cylinder is -bored with a. pluarranged in a,

Specification of Letters Patent. Application mea August 23,1901.' serial m. 72,999.

for said chambers 'and with means for vconnection -with the .tures of invention subsequently pointed out are-:adapted toyield-to the in''-" i )ecting force and are connected ywith and moved or the resistance toerm of 12shows of the same.

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driving connections mounted on said shaft adapted 'to revolve therewith, and,-in coperation with the adjustable stationary devices,"adapted to impart reciprocating motion to each of the' l plstons', which combination constitutes the active or potential factor of the apparatus. The mechanism upon which the active factor exerts its force consists of a duplicate of the pump cylinder, pumps and driving connections similarly mounted upon the driven shaft, and of the adjustable stationary devices adapted to govern the reciprocation of the pistons in the same manner as those of the active side are controlled. Between' the ,two ter wit -two ports or channels which afford communication between thepiston chambers halves of this duplex system is in- `of the two cylinders, one for the transmis-` sion of the circulating active or drivin the passive or drlven end,and the other for its return. The apparatus is rovided with air chambers connected with e-port channels to equalize and relieve irregular and excessive pressure therein, and also with medium from the which may result fromjoints. It is also provided neutralizing back pressure on the driving cylinder whereby the structure may be greatly re uced in weight and the friction of operation can be greatly reduced.

The apparatus will rs't be described in drawingsv and the fealeaka'ge from lthe in the claims.

The invention ings in which- Figure l'shows an end 'elevation of one embodiment of my invention. Fig. a central vertical transverse section Fig.. 3 is aA ,face view of the valve plateor port-block, Fig. 4 is a section vthrou h the sametaken on the line c a of ,Fig'.5shows`a plan of themachine `partially in horizontal section. Fig. 6 shows a lon tudinal section ofone ofthe pump golfs; taken on a plane passing through twoopposite chambers. view-of one ofthe'p'um F1g.j 7 1s' a 4back cylinders. Fig. -8

end of the apparatus to is fully shown in the drawosed a stationary member which is fitted 'special means for replenishing waste of the y circulating medium of a pump cylinf gram showing vthe der. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the universal joint connectionl between the shaft, trunnion ring and socket ring. Fig. 10 is an end view of the driving shaft showing an eccentric socket with which the pump that replenishes the circulation is connected and by which it is driven. Fig. 11 shows a halt'- section of the trunnion ring taken through the axis of the bearings for the trunnions of the driving shaft. Fig. 12 is a side view of the trunnion ring. Fig. 13 is a face view of the socket ring and shows the pivots which connect it with the trunnion ring and upon which it turns. Fig. 14 shows a diametral section ofthe socket ring. Fig. 15 is a vertical longitudinal section of the whole machine taken through the. axis of the shafts. Fig. 16 is a front view of the replenishing pump plunger. F ig.l 17 'is a transverse section of said plunger taken on the line b-b of Fig. 16. Fig. 18 is a diadiferential spacing between the centers-of the ring sockets. Fig. 19 is a diagram explanatory of the variable angular velocity of the inclined socket rings. Fig. 20 s ows a modification of the means for allevi ting abnormal pressure in the. ports.

The use of a liquid like oil orzwater as a medium' or vehicle for the transmission of power in an apparatus wherein such medium is made available by forcing the same in confinement through channels, ducts or passages against parts of the apparatus to be driven, which by yielding to the pressure so applied impart motion to the mechanism to be driven, broadly considered, is not new. But hitherto very serious obstacles to this methodof transmission. of power have. existed which have practically precluded its commercial success and its introduction into general use. Among such obstacles may be noticed the inordinate tension upon the conining and working parts resulting from the great pressure developed in forcing the liquid from one part of the system to another, which pressure tends to separate contiguous parts of the apparatus at the working'joints through which the transmitting fluid escapes, resulting in a steady but rapid depletion of the system of its vital element. To counteract this tendency, abnormally strong and heavy structures are necessary to withstand the great strain even partially, and Isuch structures do not adequately meet and overcome the difficulties. To properly eliminate back pressure from the valve system and to maintain in full working complement of the.` circulatlng fluid have heretofore presented serious diliculties. To relieve against'or neutralize back pressure as above indicated, to provide means for elfecting an automatic replenishment of the wasted circulating medium, to

r5.5 provide relief to the apparatus against the i escape so rapidly,

' be employed to the circulatory system a l sudden strains incidental to an abrupt change of speed or load, to secure constancy in the volume and velocity of the circulating medium `are some of the leading objects of this invention. It has not hitherto proved feasible to operate successfully machines of the kind herein described in the absence of provisions for counterbalancing back pressure, for the reason that the slightest separation of the pump barrels from the valve plate due to the pressure necessary to be maintained to transmit the powersuccessfully, permitted the circulating fluid to which escape involved such a loss of power that such apparatus became wholly impracticable.'l

The mechanism constituting the operative part of my invention consists in the driving devices and the driven devices, which are in this modification thereof, duplicate counterparts of each other, between which is interposed a stationary member through which the transmission channels or ports pass and with which the relief chambers and the oil replenishing devices are connected. Each half is rovided with Aindependent means for varying, reversing or arresting the action of the driven parts, and there is no positive or mechanical connection of. any of the parts of one end of the apparatus with those of the other end.

The invention is shown as an isolated structure adapted to be interposed between a motor with which the shaft at one end may be connected, driven with which the shaft at the other end may be connected.

vI have shown my' apparatus mounted upon a frame.A or stand 1 which in this ease is preferably in the nature of an open box having a tight bottom which will catch and carry oil or any other medium which may charge the apparatus. At the bottom in the center is a sink ,75, which serves as a-settling basin and into which the suction plug 10 of the replenishing pump projects. In the center of the stand the valve plate 8 is hung on two pivots 27, 27, to favor proper axial alinement of the two shafts and' their dependencies. This plate is bored-concentrically with the axis of the machine to providebearings for the inner ends of shafts 14 and 15, the outer end, of which are carried in bearings 2 2, at the ends of stand 1. As all the parts connected with or carried by shaft 15, which is the driving shaft, except the device which drives the replenishing pump, are like the parts similarly connected with or carried by shaft 14, which appertains to 'the driven mechanism, a description of the construction of the driving end of the apparatus will answer for the ences between the two ends relating more particularly to functionall performance.

driven end, the differsoy , The driving ary, is a similar piece,

j plane .when the ring of the driven shaft.

stand to take on a pulley, gear or other means for connection with a motor, and is fitted with trunnions 37 upon which is pivotedthe trunnion ring 18. As seen in Fig. 9, the socket ring 17 is pivoted to the ytrunnion ring 18 by pivots 38 set at right angles to trunnions 37, whereby a un1versal or Hookes joint is obtained which enables the socket ring to be adjusted within certain limits in any plane of inclination. vThis ring, shown in Figs. 13 and 14, is bored from one face with ball sockets 74 to re- .ceive .the ball sha d ends of the pitmen 42, and its opposite s1de is fitted as one member of a ball race 73. The companion member of this race 16, which is relatively stationcarried or seated in a tilting ringv 3 which is hung on horizontal pivots 28 so as to o s'cillatethereon. The several pivots 28, 37 and 38 are all in the same 34 is tilted `to a lane perpendicularl to the axis of the sha t 15.

AThe ring3 may be inclined by means of lever 5 which isfulcrumed on the stand.at 20 and is connected with the ring by means hich engages knob 30, an appurtenance o th'e ring. Any suitable means forholding lever 5 in its adjusted position may be used, as the holes 78 and pin 79. lhese provisions are for adjusting the plane of-the ball race to any desired angle of inclination to the axis of the driving shaft, as the length of the stroke-of the pump pistons is determined by s'ich angle. As

oth tilting rings are provided with these means for their independent adjustment it is possible to control the apparatus by either of'them as a reversal of inclination of either tilting ring will effect a reversal of motion The ball-race 16-'17 and balls 44 constitute a thrust bearing to the pressure 4resulting from overcoming the resistance of the load carried by the driven shaft in forcing the circulating i lmedium from the pump chambers of the which it is driven.

driving endthrough the pressure portinto the corresponding chambers of the receiving motors. 4 Y

. The pump cylinder 6 is attached to the inner'endof the shaft so as to revolve therewith and for the accommodation of the other parts` has a slight longitudinal movement thereon over the spline .or key by These cylinders are shown in detail in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, and are planed to closely fit the faces f and g ofthe v valve plate 8. The

are fitted with a numers 69 corresponding 'in with the sockets in the ring 17, in whichthe pistons 7 reciprocate. These, pistons are moved in one direction by the direct action of the inclined socket ber of piston cham rin `through the itmen 42, both ends of e'ac of which are iished with a-ball termi l shaft extends out beyond the' Y, der against the valve j contact between the cylinder and valve plate nal, vone of which is seated in socket 74 in' 'zel of the piston chambers into thePOltS of the valve plate are much smaller in caliber than `thefplston chambers in order to provide means for neutralizing back pressurevon the entire pump cylinder- 6. The outer ends of the pump cyllnders are counterbo'redgas at 77 to take in a coil spring 43. This expansive spring one end' of which abuts against the shoulder 76 ofthe shaft, andthe other against the bottom of thecounterbore of'thev ylinder 6 whereby itsvfforce is exerted to press of the valve plate whenever all; other pressure is taken olf. Thus when' the socket ring stands at right angles with the shaft land -the latter is rotated there will vbe no' movement 'of the pistons and therefore no pressure vin the chambers or port channels will be developed by them to press thecylinwill-be maintained by the pressure of sprin 43, as in the process of filling the system witg oil preparatory to starting up. The spring, however, is not an essentlal to the worlnng o f the Oapparatus after it is started.'

The provisions made' for neutralizing the back pressure upon the :face ofthe cylinder 6 due to the tendency of the pressure generated ,in the inlet or pressure port to force theoil out between the face of the cylinder and the adjacent face of the valve which is very strong, consist in con the field of that pressure to4 an area whic .may be counteracted by an oplliesingeld ers. This.v

provided therefor in44 the cham 1s Aeffected in this case by means of the open concentric channels 71 and 72 shown:l

in Fig. 8. The outer of opens out into -the .open air vthrough the openings k lc, and the inner through the openings Z Z, which communicate with a groove 90 cut in the shaft or cylinder and which extends to and opens out into the counterbore 77. By means of these channels, or any equivalent means, the field of back pressure. on the cylinder face at the running Ijoint with the valve plate can be reduced to the desired limit. -To oppose and neutralize the pressure on this field the outlets from the piston chambers are made these channels much smaller than the diameter of the chamber as shown at 70 in Fig. 7, thus isanthe cylinder= against the rface plate. At such times los late, y

caving an area of surface' between the pe- 'me 1 riphery of the piston chamber and the periphery of the outlet exposed to direct pressure. These spaces in this case appear in the crescent-shaped surfaces seen in Fig. 7 and the aggregate of their superficial area is opposed to the field of the face of the cylinder which is exposed to back pressure as above outlined. In practice these opposing fields are balanced as desired by proportioning the diameters of t-he piston chambers with reference to the areal of the field between the :concentric channels of the cylinder face which is exposed to back pressure. As this eect or result of balancing the cylinders may be effected in various ways I do not confine myself to this method. If desirable, a slight preponderance of direct pressure upon the inside of the piston chambers over the back pressure on the running face, may be provided in adjusting the balancing features just described, for the purpose of maintaining constant contact between the face of the cylinder and that of the valve plate, for example, as a substitute for the spring 43, or both may be retained if thought expedient, but in no case should such an amount of direct pressure be brought to bear constantly develop any undue friction in the running joint. These provisions effectually prevent the rapid escape of the circulating medium through the running joint under any normal working pressure and also tend `to reduce friction.

The port block or valve plate 8, which is seen in Figs-2, 3 and 4 is a solid member pivoted across the middle of the machine Y upon the centers 27 27,. It is axially bored as at 54 to provide bearings for the inner ends of the two shafts 14 and 15, and vertically as at 66 to receive the replenishing pumping apparatus. It is faced on the opposite sides f and g, to form a plane seating in the nature of a valve seat, against which the inner ends of the pump cylinders rotate.

The cylinders and faces of the-.valve plate are very 'accurately fitted to'each other to prevent as far as possible the escape between them or through the joint so formed, of the circulating medium. On each face of the valve plate are nels marked on the drawing at one side of the plate 50 and 51 and on the other side 57 and 55. Each of these port channels extends half way around the shaft less a space la., Fig. 3, equal to the diameter of one of the outlets 70 of the piston chambers', so that whenin apposition, one half of the outlets from the chambers may open into the channel on the right half of the-plate and the other half into the channel on the left half. These channels on the opposite faces of the valve plate 8 S, are connected by the ports 52 and 53 so that .at all times in operationon the cylinder as to` sunk two concentric chan-v the cylinder' chambers on the front side of one end of the machine through the port channel 51, port 53 and port channel 55 with the opposite chambers of the front side of the other cylinder, and also a like communication from the pump cylinders of the rear of the driven end through the port channels 57, port 52 and channel 50 with the rear side of the driving end. The direction ofthe circulation will depend on which way the tilting ring 3 and socket ring are inclined with reference -to the axis of the driving shaft. The ports and port channels are arranged on opposite sides of an axial plane which is perpendicular to the axis of revolution of the tilting rings 3 3. In practice the piston chambers of the pump cylinders, the'port channels and the ports are filled with the circulating medium, which preferably is a lubricant, and for convenience will hereinafter be called an oiL As under certain conditions this oil is driven around the circulatory track under enormous pressure, there is liable to be some loss from leakage which in a short period of operation would. exhaust the apparatus unless such waste be replenished as fast as it occurs. For this purpose a special pumping apparatus is provided which draws from a supply of oil carried in a well or reservoir 75, beneath the machine. The oil so drawn from this reservoir is automatically gaged to accurately supply the depletion as it occurs so that no more than is requisite for that purpose will be taken up or injected.

The pumping apparatus consists of a plunger 9 which plays in the valve plate 8. Within this plunger the piston rod 19 is fitted to reciprocate. The bore for this l.piston rod is closed at..the bottom, but one side of the piston rod is flatted as at 67, Figs. 2 and 5, to admit air to the bottom of the bore to relieve against atmospheric pressure when the piston rod is lifted. The upper end of this piston rod is reduced which leaves a shoulder upon which the washer 36 rests. This washer serves as a seat for the spring 32 which is carried onV the reduced end of rod 19 and rests upon it at all times. This spring is an expansive one and its tension is regulated bythe adjusting nut 13 and check nut 12. The piston rod 19 is reciprocated by means of a crank-pin 31 which projects from its side and plays through gap 67 of the plunger 9. This pin has a ball at its outer end which works in an eccentric socket s, Figs. 10 and 15, in the end of the driving shaft 15. Thus the rotation of the shaft 15 in either direction produces vertical reciprocation of the piston rod within the plunger. The lower end of bore 66 is closed with the lscrew plug 10 which has a funnel shaped bore, the upper end of which is fittedVV as a valve seat for the ball loo ' eithervbeing liablecates with the 134, the lower end opening down into the oil in the sink 75. This valve' is held in place by any suitable eeper, as the wire 33, which will permit it to open and close freely.

On opposite sides of the replenishing pump are the air chambers 58 and 59, one for each port. As the ports' are reversible,

port, an air chamb'er'is provided for each. These open at their'bottoms into the ports 53 and' 52 respectively, seat 91 at its bottom with which the ball valves coperate, to open or close the passages 62 and 63 respectively, which in turn open into the passage plunger chamber 66 and also with the port p ofthe plug 10. The tops 0f the chambers 58 and 59 are closed with screw caps 11 which have a depending open bottom cylinder 65 that extends down into the y chamber. This cap and depending cylinder are either integral or them is hermetically sealed. Its function is to secure an operative the main chamber if there should happen to be a yleakage of air through the screw in which case, presuming the level of the oil in the chamber to stand above the plane of the bottom of the cyl- -inder 65 in the" annular space surrounding thatcylinder, if the lpump should make an injecting stroke, and Iair should escape through the screw joint, yet there would be suiiicient air within the all practical purposes which lshould not be aiiected by the leak. `This provision is in the nature of a supplemental air chamber designed to be operative if the main chamber should for any reason failto actefliciently j scribed. By reference to the drawings, and especially to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the pressure regulators constituted by the chambers 58, 59 are connected with ports, that is,

Y l'ow them the transmission vports 51 and 50, (through the medium of the at the central portions of said transmission between the e'nds or orifices of the transmission ports.`

As a -.modification f this method 'of equalizing pressures any other device in the nature o a sp1-in may be substituted for the air chamber; `or example, the bores 58 and 59, instead of containing tted with pistons and these plstons could be supported above .by suitable springs to alto yield to the greater pressures down again when the pressures Suchl a modification is illustrated and come are less.-

vin Fig. 20. In this case the screw-caps and their depending cylinders are dispensed with and long piston `tubes 90 are screwed into.

the tops of the chambers 58 -and 59. A hollow piston 91 is fitted to slide withineach of these tubes fitted with a head 92 which is screwed into its lower end, and has a'. de-

to become the pressure and each has a valve- 64 which communi-- else the joint betweenV air chamber Iwithin chamber to answer ports 53, 52 respectively) air could be .exhaust socket rings.

93 and an expander 94 are fitted so that they may be tightened up by meansof the nut 95 so as to be oil or water tight in order that the piston may slide within the tube without leakage. top to take in the is slotted as 4at 100 to provide a slid-way for the cotter. The reciprocative movement of the piston is limited by the length of this slot. The upper corners of the cotter are rabbeted as shown to 'alord a seat for the washer 97 which can slide freely over tube,

90 and forms a seat3 for the expansive spring 98 which is passed over the tubeand rests thereon. Another washer 99 is screwed onto the top of the tube above the spring and constitutes an abutment for the same to work against. The tension of spring98 can be regulated by screwing washer, 99 up or down. In this modification of my invention the circulating medium is designed to ll the chambers 58 and 59 `below the piston head, and any abnormal pressure of the fluid in either chamber willA be exerted to lift the piston against the which acting through washer 97 and cotter 96 upon the piston 91 tends to force it downwardlyor against the abnormal pressure to the extent o f the under edge of the cotter striking the'bottom ofslot 100.

In the apparatus here shown, no positive mechanism is shown for keepingthe ball ends ofthe pitman in their sockets in the socket ring and in the pistons of the pump cylinders. On the pressure side of the apparatus their proper connection will be maintained by the pressure resulting from driving the oil from the active to the receptive end of thev apparatus, but this force is not available for that purpose onl the exhaust side. On the exhaust side the oil is returned by theaction of the pistons connected with theadrivenmechanism,'but as some degree of leakage of the oil in transmission may exist, it 1s apparent that the return current through the exhaust port will not be sutilcient to keep the pitmen heads in close connection in their sockets, as the pistons on the receiving end of the exhaust sidemight not make a full stroke on account of leakage on that side of the machine. Hence the replenishing pump is provided to force oil into the port so as to keep the system full,

and also to establish .therein a pressure sufipressure of spring 98,

Piston 9 1 is mortised near 4its cotter96 and the tube 90 l ciently above the normal to force the pistons of the driving and driven ends apart and thereby seat the terminals of the'pltmen 1n their respective'sockets in 'the pistons and This is effected in the followlng mannerc-As above stated, the rotation of 4the driving-shaft15l through pin 31 causes the piston rod 19 to play up and down inside plunger 9. The latter has no posltive movement but responds to the requirements and l conditions of the circulation. When the plunto 'allow its admlssion.

er risesit draws oil from the reservo1r7 5 and fills the channels 64, the valve 134 rising When the plunger descends. it forces the oil through one or the other ofthe passages 62 or 63 past the valves 34 into the air chamber which communicates with the port. If the pressure in the air chamber or in the port with which it communicatesA is suiiicient to overcome the tension of spring 32 when the piston is on its down stroke, then the plunger will come to rest when equilibrium between these pressures -is reached, and the remainder of the down stroke of rod 19 will be completed inside of' the plunger 9, but if the pressure in the port is less than the expansive strength of spring 32,when the rod 19 makes its down stroke it will carrythe plunger down with it and thus force oil from the passages 64 intol the air chamber and exhaust port. On its next upward stroke pin 31 engaging the upper edge 92 of .the plunger gap, will force theplunger up, and valve 134 yielding to this force will open and oil from the reservoir 75 will be drawn up into the passages 64 toreplace that forced into the chamber to the extent ofiilling such passages 'which passages thus serve as a storage chamber .for oil ready to, be injectedinto the fluid connections to replenish waste. When the pressure in the exhaust port is less than the tension of spring 32, when rod 19 is on its down y stroke the spring will force down the plunger' and thereby force oil into the port channel, and the up-stroke of rod 19 -will posi-- tively lift the1 plunger and thus draw into. the passage 64: oil from the reservoir 7 5. When there is no pressure in the exhaust port andthe shaft is rotated the rod and plunger will reciprocate together, the plunger being forced down by the spring and lifted by the crank-pin. Thus the circulatory channels are kept full. The extra pressure required to maintain connection between pistons, pitmen and ring sockets is ob-. tained by setting up the nuts 12 and 13 until an abnormal pressure in spring 32 is established the exertion of which is constant on the exhaust side of the apparatus. The operation of the replenishing pump exerts no influence on the driving side of the apparatus for the high pressure resulting from the action of the driving pumps keeps valve 34 on lthat side constantly closed while the apparatus is in operation. Thus positive connections between the socket ringand the pis-v axis of thenshaft no reciprocation. of the pistons in their chambers lcan take place, and hence no oil can be circulated and neither motion nor power can be transmitted to the driven mechanism; but when the driving socket ring is inclined in either direction a reciprocating movement of the pistons in their respective chambers will be possible equal to the distance between two transverse planes one cutting the center of the ball socket at the upper side of the ring and the other the-center of the ball socket at its under side. Therefore, it is apparent that lif the inclined ball race be divided by a plane co-incident with the axis of the shaft but perpendicular to the axis of oscillation of the tilting ring, one half of the ball race will be an ascending track, for the balls and socket ring, and the other half a descending track, whic ever way rthe tilting ring be inclined. This is also true of the apparatus `of the driven end of the machine. The pistons of thc pumping system-which are operated by the ascending half of the socket ring act to force the oil through one of the ports, which, from that fact, may properly be designated as the pressure port, while the other may be termed the exhaust port. As the piston chambers of the driven cylinder are arranged with reference to the port channels on that side of the valve plate in the samev manner as those of the driving side, so that one half of them will communicate-with one port whilethe other half'will communicate with the other port, it is apparent that the oil injected through one portwill be received through the port channel into the piston chambers of the driven cylinder, and the pistons of ter cylinder will thereby be forced outwardly, the thrust thereby imparted to the' pitman connections being received by the socket ring 17 of that side and, if that ring is inclined, the tendency of such thrust'will be to force it t0 revolve o-n its track in the directionof least. resistance, which will be down the incline on the pressure side of the apparatus, as the-same may time. Therefore, if the tilting rings' are set :it-.similar inclinations with respect to the shafts, the two shafts will revolve in the same direction; but if they are oppositelyl inclined, `the shafts will revolve in opposite directions. If the angle of inclination of the tilting ring of the driver is greater than that of the driven end of the device, the velocity of the driven shaft will relatively be greater ing shaft; and if the vangle of inclination of the ltilting ring of the driving shaft is less than that of the opposite end, then the velocity of the driven shaft will be less than thatuof the driving able on the groundthat, for instance, ,if th stroke of the driving piston is twice that be at' the than that of the driv! the latshaft. This is explain Iof the driven piston,

then the angular velocity of the driven ring must be such that it .will car'ry two ofthe receiving pis ton chambers across or over the port channel inorder to take up and dispose of the oil 'delivered at one stroke of the driving piston. 'The element' of leakage will of course, very slightly modify the ratio between the relative speeds rof the two shafts' but not to a very appre of the apparatus, ciable extent. Thus every variation in the transmission of power and in the regulation of speed within the limits of the capacity of the ap aratus by means of the tilting rings and inc ined socket rings is attainable.

In order to maintain a constantl velocity of the 'driven apparatusit is essential that the circulation of oil through the apparatus should beconstant. -A's the pump cylinders revolve with the shafts, the velocity ofthe driving -cylinder will be constant, andas the piston chambers and their outlets are equally. spaced around thecylinder, they will successively pass the admission and cut-olf points of the ports-of the valve plate 1n equal'intervals' of time, but on account of the peculiar relations of the socket ring to the Hookes joint and its inclination to the driving shaft, its sockets will not successively pass the admission and cut-olf points of the ports at equal time intervals, if their spacing is equal and conforms to the spacing of the chambers in the pump cylinders. The reason why this is so may be deduced from an inspection of Figs. 1,8 and 19. Sup` pose m, w, rFig. 19 to reprcsentthe axis of the driving -shaft and the line o c to represent the, plane of the socket ring 17, which is perpendicular to the shaft. The line t shows the inclination of Athe socket ring with reference tothe shaftwhen the machine is' at work; The right hand art of the re is a pro'ection -develope from the le tlhand arto the figure in which are shown the di erence between the paths-of movement of a point in the periphery, ofthe socket ring when revolving in a planeper-` the axis of the driving shaft pendicular to as indicated b the line 'v' 'v' and when it is inclined as in icated by the line t t. `The former is shown by the circle F, which is 'concentric with the axis of the shaft C. The latter is elliptical as shown by the ellipse E. It is` lain that when the ring is 1nclined as om'the position of 'v' to t the part most distant from its axis of inclination will lie closer-to the shaft than'before inclination, and a radiusfromfthe laxis of the shaft extending perpendicularly to the most -distantly-inclined point ,of the socket ring, as shown at :C t will be lconsiderably shorter'than a radius from the center tc the periphery taken on its axis of inclination, which would be' the axis of the 3. When the trunnions 37 coincide with the lsink should be tilting ring ,When the system is axis of oscillation of the tiltin ring, and the pivots 38 stand perpendicu ar thereto,

or in theposition indicated by the line 'v fv, it follows that if 'the cylinder ports are equally spaced and the sockets of the ring correspondingly so, moving through thearc rw w', its corresponding socket will only move through an arc which subtends the same angle as that subtended by the arc fw w', or from n to n', which is less than 'w w. Under these conditions -the result in oper-ation would be as follows z-Suppose the cylinder ports to be divided to four quarter-section groups by longitudinal planes cutting the axes of the trunnio-ns 37 and the pivots 38.. Then as the cylinder revolves those ports which trail behind the plane of pivots 38 asthey approach the channel of theyalv'e plate, will not reach the admission point until after the completion of the piston stroke, and will reach the point of cut-oil before the piston has completed its stroke. A's itis important, for obvious reasons, that the times of "admission and cut-olf should coincide with the moment the piston passes ldead center at vthe limit of its stroke, the driving sockets should be so spaced that when the socket ring is tilted to its proper angle of inclination, the length of the arc between any two driving sockets, measured. on its elliptical or actual path of movement, shall agree with the length of the arc between the two correspondingv cylinder ports. Hence, in order that the -limitsi of the piston vstrokes shall agree in time with 4themoments of admission and cut-oil" of the ports, the sockets in the socket ring on either side of pivots,38 should be' lcated alittle nearer those pivots than equal spacing would place them. The whole scheme is shown in Fig. 1 8, where the axis of pivot 38 is represented by the dotted line 3 8, the location v.of the sockets in the socket ring by the'circles in solid lines and i the relative positions of the piston chambers in cylinders 6 by the dotted circles. By virtue of these provisions uniform pressure and an equable circulation can be main tained throu h the system when the 'socket rings are ad]usted to the inclination which corresponds to the differential spacing of the sockets. I in which this feature of differential spacing has been omitted the fact that Vthe pistons have been compelled to make a part of their strokes while their respective chamber ports have been occluded bythe valve plate, has

seriously interfered with the smooth and successful operation of the machine.

Operation of the machina--To put the machine in adjustment for operation the supplied with a sufficiency of oil-'to fully char e the system and leave a reserve to draw om to supply leakage empty the cylinders are( In machines of this description A rod 19 will permit. The

, with it followed by held in contact with the valve plate by the pressure of spring 43 alone, but this is suiicient for that purpose. The tilting ring on the driving end is brought to a position perpendicular to the driving shaft so that rotation will not affect the pistons, which should not be worked when the system is empty or when there is no pressure available to hold the pitmen 42 in working adjustment. The tilting ring of the driven end is set at a substantial angle of inclination.-` By means of the nuts 12 and 13 the tension of spring 32 is set or adjusted so as to cause a considerabledegree of pressure to be developed in the exhaust port when the plunger is worked. As there is no pressure in that port when empty, no resistance to spring 32 is oifered at the commencement of operation, and it will constantly force the lunger down as far as the shoulder onthe driving shaft 15 is then started and the only resultant action is the rotation of the crank pin and the reciprocation of the piston rod 19. As the pin turns/upwardly it engages shoulder 92 of the plunger gap and carries the plunger up the oil through thesuctionplug 10 past valve 134 into passages 64. In making the down stroke the plunger will follow the pin under the pressure of the spring 32 and this will force the oil from passages 64 past valves 34, 34, into both ports, the air either escaping through the unlubrlcated joints of the machine' or being .compressed in the air chambers.

The driving shaft is thus rotated until the plunger ceases to play, which indicates that the system is full. The controlling lever 5 of the driving end-is thrown in one direction or the other according to whichever direction it is desired to rotate the driven shaft. If the tilting ring of the driven end is greatly inclined and that ofv the other end only slightly, the driving stroke of the pistons will be very short but the pressure upon the driven pistons correspondingly will be excessive, and the driven socket ring will start very slowlybut very easily. As the inertia of the driven parts becomes absorbed the inclination of the dr-iving ring may be increased tothe desired point where the rate of driving speed becomes normal. If it is desired to maintain a constant velocity ofthe driver under a varying load or driven speed, it can be effected by the lever 5 of either end of the machine. vIf the loadl is increased the driving speed maybe kept lnormal by increasing the inclination of the or by decreasing that of the driving ring, and if the load is diminished the inclination may be diminished at the driven end or increased at the driving end. To reverse the motion of the` driven shaft, tilt the driving ring to a .perpendicular positio'n when all motion CQaeS- Then reverse driven ring,

the inclination of one of the rings from its previous position, it matters not which, and start as before. Thedirection of the circulation can be reversed onlyby reversing the inclination of the driving socket ring, but a reversal of the circulation will reverse the motion of'the driven ring for it transposes the relative direction of the inclines of the ball races of the two ends. If the circulation is not reversed a reversal of motion of the driven shaft can be eEected only by reversing the inclination of the driven socket ring or'balll race. Thus it may be seen that the driven motion may be reversed by either lever 5, and the speed of the driven shaft and its direction of motion within certain f.

limits may be controlled by either lever 5, and within a still wider range, by the conjoint action of both levers.

In the application of my invention it is not material that the shafts be arranged coaxially, or that the valve faces be parallel or in any way connectedother than b the transmission ports. The function o the tiltin ring may be obtained by various modi cations of the means for that end here shown. Absolute parallelism of the axes of the piston chambers with the axis of the cylinder in which they are carried is not essential although it has been preferred in this embodiment of the invention.

Other equivalen't'modifications of the provisions shownfor. replenishing the wasted circulation, for creating eXtra pressure in ,the exhaust port, for regulating the inclination of the socket rin for neutralizing back pressure on the-cy inders, for equalizing irregular pressure in the pressure port, and for any other of the subordinate details of the invention, could be substituted for the specific forms here shown without departing from the essential features and the spiritof my invention. Hence I do n'otV limit myself in any way by the specic embodiment in its entirety or in its detail of the invention as herein specifically set forth.

I therefore cla-1m and desire to secure valve plate and in 1. In a iiuid power transmission'device, the combination with a valve plate and two rotatable barrels arranged on opposite sides of said valve plate and provided with cylinders arranged parallel to the axis of rotation, said cylinders being providedadjacentto the valve plate with ports of a smaller area than the main chambers of the cylinders, pistons movable in said cylinders, and rotatable adjustable tiltingrings connected with said pistons.

2. Ina fluid power the combination of a valve plate, rotatable barrels ylocated on opposite vsides of said engagement therewith, each of saidl barrels being provided with chambers or cylindershaving ports at the transmitting device,

said valve plate,`the area of each cylinder port being smaller th'an the' main area of the corresponding' cylinder, and the adjacent surfaces of the valve plate and the barrels .mechanism t'o act belng spaced froml each other at points to reduce the area of that portion on'which the fluid forces itself under pressure between the barrels and the valve plate, tending to separate them, pistons movable within said cylinders, and rotary adjustable tilting rings connected with said pistons.

In a fluid power transmission device, the combination with a set of injecting pumps and a set of receiving pumps, each mounted on. an independent revoluble carrier, the former set adapted to be connected with the power to act as drivers, and the latter set 'with the load or driven as motors, an interposed valve plate having transmission ports, revoluble. rings with which the pistons of the pumps are operatively connected, trunnioned rings and means' for inclining them with which said piston rin'gs coperate, and a resisting surface opposed to each pistonwithin the pump barrel to neutralize back4 pressure and counteract the tendency of the pressure toppen the running joints between the carriers and the valve-plate, substantially as specified. l

4.- In a Huid power transmission device, the combination pumps and a set of receiving pumps, each mounted on an independent revoluble lcarrier, the former set adapted to be connected with the power to act as drivers, and the latter Aset with the load or driven mecha-- nism to act as motors,

an interposed valve plate having transmission ports, revoluble rings with which the pistons of thel pumps are operatively connected, non-revoluble rings with which said piston rings cooperate, and a resistin surface opposed to each piston within t e pump barrel to neutralize back pressure and counteract the tendency of the pressure to open the running joints between the carriers and the valveplate, substantially as specified.

l 5. In a uid power transmissionl device, the combination with a set of injecting pumps anda set of receiving pumps, each mounted on an independent revoluble carrier, the former setwith the ower to act as drivers,and the latter set with the load or driven mechanism to act as motors, means for rotating the car# riers and for reciprocating the pistons, a valve plate interposed between the carriers having transmission port-s therebetween, and means, as a pump comprising Va positively actuated piston rod which is secludedA o'm the circulating medium and a yielding piston lun ger 'interposed betweensaid rod and merdium 1n the circulatory channels'for replenishing the waste of the circulating medium resultadapted to produce in the with 4a set of injecting.

adapted to be connected v ing from leakage or otherwise, substantially as specified;

6, In a fluid power transmission device, the combination with a seto injecting pumps and a set of receiving pum s, each mounted on an independent revolu le carrier, the former set adapted'to be connected with the power to act as drivers, and the latter set with the load or driven mechanism to act as motors, means for rotating the carriers and for reciprocating the pistons, a valve plate interposed between the carriers having transmission ports therebetween, and means comprising a tubular plunger and a positively actuated piston rod working therein, a spring device between said 4,rod and plunger, and means for relieving the vacuum between the rod and interior of the plunger when necessary, said plunger being connected with the circulatory channels exhaust an abnormal pressure, substantially as specified.

7. In a fluid power transmisson device, the ucombination 4with a set of injecting pumps and a set of receiving pumps, each mounted on an independent revoluble carrier, the former set adapted to be connected with the power to act as drivers, and the latter set with .the load or driven mechanism to' act as motors, means for rotating the carriers and for reciprocating the pistons, a valve interposed between the carriers having transmission ports therebetween, the lpump pistons and their driver being coupled y an unconnected member, but with which they contact, and means, as a pump, connected with the circulatory channel for maintaining suilicient extra pressure in the exhaust port against the pistons to hold said coupling 1n working contact with the connecting membersl Aat its ends, substantially asspecied;

8. In a fluid power transmlssion device,

the combination with4 pumps and a set of receiving pumps, each mounted on an independent revoluble carrier, the former set adapted to be connected with the power to act as drivers, and the latter set with the load or driven mechanism to act as motors, means for rotating the carriers and for reciprocating the' pistons, a valve plate interposed between the carriers having transmission means comprising a ton rod which is secluded from thecirculatin medium, a piston plunger in which said ro reciprocates, a plunger chamber which communicates with the circulatory channels and is exposedto fluctuations of pressure in the exhaust port, .arranged to o erate substantially in the manner descri d to replenish wasted specied.

9. In a fluid power transmission device, the combination with a set of injecting a set of .injecting ports therebetween,

circulation, substantially as 'I pumps and a set of lreceiving pumps, each rel toward the valve platoon their inward mounted yon an independent revoluble carstroke, springs for 'pressing the barrels t0- rier, the former set adapted to be connectedv ward the valve plate permanently, and rowith the power to act as drivers, and the tatable inclined rings connected with the latter set with theload or driven mechanism pistons. fto act as motors, means for rotating the car- 13. In a iuid power transmission device', 70 riers and reciprocating the pistons, a valve the combination with a valve plate, rotataplate 'interposed between the carriers and ble barrels located at each side of said valve having transmsision ports therebetween, plate and provided with cylinders having and an injector for replenishing the circuports controlled by said plate, pistons mov-- lation, consisting of an active member opable in said cylinders, adjustable rotatable eratively connected with some operative part tilting members, each provided with a ring of the driving mechanism and secluded from having as many sockets as the respective the circulating medium, and a passive membarrels have cylinders, said sockets being ber intermediate the active member and the spaced differentially with reference to the v exhaust port, the passive member being spacing of the pistons, and' connecting rods 80 adapted to be automatically controlled in extending from said sockets to the pistons. its movement in one direction by falling 14. In a fluid power transmission device, pressure in the exhaust port resulting from the combination. of a valve plate, rotary the loss of circulating fluid, and in the barrels engaging said plate on opposite sides opposite direction by a yielding connection and provided with cylinders ,having ports with the active member of the combination, controlled by said valve plate, said cylinders substantially as specified. being evenly spaced, pistons within said cyl- 10. The combinationwith the valve plate inders, a rotatable adjustable tilting inempump cylinders pumps and means for aober having a socket` ring, the socketsof tuatmg them, of a duct connected with a, which are unevenly spaced, and connecting Source of supply of the circulating medium rods extending from said sockets. to the pisand communicating with the exhaust side tOIlS- ,of the circulatorylchannel, fitted with valves 15- In a fluid pDWGI' tlaIlSmSSOn lGVGG,

to regulate the flow, and a pump Connected the combination of a valve plate, rotary bar- 1 with saidductconsisting of a plunger tted rels engaging the same on opposite sides and 95 to slide in a chamber which opensA into said plOVded with ,cylinders having lports conduct, a rod-fitted to reciprocate within said trolled hy Said valve plate, pistons within plunger positively and operatively connected Said Cylinders, a rotary adjustable tilting with the driving member of the transmitter, member having a ring with unevenly-spaced an elastic device between said rod` and plun- Sockets, and connecting rods extending from er, and means connected with it for adjust- Said SOCkGtS t0 the IGSPGC'WG vp'lSt0I1S- ing its tension with reference to the pres- 16. The combination of a rotatable barrel sure in the exhaustport, the forward stroke pIOVleCl With Cylinders arranged lengthof said plunger being eected by the elastic wise of its axis of rotation, each cylinder device and the return stroke by said driving being provided atone end with a port of member, the tension of the elastic device'in a Smaller rea than the main Chamber 0 practice being adjusted to exceed the normal the cylinder, a stationary member having working pressure in the exhaust port, subchannels the ends 0f Which .are adapt-ed t0 stantially as specified. register lwith said cylinder ports, pistons l1. In a machine of. the character demovable in said cylinders, and a rotary inscribed, the combination of the rotatory clined member connected with the said pisdriving ring and means for incliningthe tons.

same with the rotatable carriers provided 17. The combination of a rotatable barrel with piston chambers and pistons,.means for provided with cylinders arranged lengthconnecting said pistons with theV driving wise of its axis of rotation, each cylinder 115 ring, the piston chambers being diiferenbeing provided at one end with a port of a.

tially spaced about their orbit of rotation smaller area than the main chamber of the with reference to the spacing of the-points cylinder, a stationary member havingchanof driving connection with the driving ring, nels the ends of whichare adapted to regissubstantially as specified. ter with said cylinder ports, pistons mov- 12o 12. In a iuid power transmittingdevice, able in said cylinders, a rotary adjustable the combination of a valve plate, rotary tilting member connected with said pistons,

barrels at each side thereof, each barrel beand means for varying the inclination of ing capable of sliding lengthwise of its axis said tilting member.

of rotation and having cylinders contracted 18. The combination of a rotatable barrel toward their outlets which are controlled provided with cylinders arranged lengthby the valve plate, pistons movable within .wise of its axis of rotation, each .cylinder the cylindersand adaptelto force each barbeing provided at one end with a port of a smaller area than the'main chamber ofthe cylinder, a stationary member having channelsthe ends of which are adapted to register with said cylinder ports, surfaces yof the stationary member and of the barrel being spaced from each other at a portion of their area so as to reduce the area of that portion on which the fluid, forcing itself under pressure between the barrel and the stationary member, tends to separate them, pistons' movable in said cylinders, and a rotary inclined member' connected with said pistons.4

19. The combination of a stationary member having channels, a rotaryv barrel located adjacent to said member and capable of sliding lengthwise of its axis of rotation, a spring for pressing the barrel towardt-he stationary member, said barrel being provided with cylinders contracted toward the stationary member and having ports adapted to register with said channels, pistons within the cylinders, and a rotatable inclined ring connected with the pistons.

20. In a fluid power-transmitting device, the combination with two rotatable barrels,

each provided with cylinders arrangedv lengthwise of its axis of rotation, and each ycylinder being provided at one end with a port lof a smaller area than the'main chamber of such cylinder, of a stationary member having channels, the ends of. which are adapted to register with the said cylinder ports, pistons movable in said cylinders, a rotary adjustable tilting ring connected with the pistons of one barre and a rotatable inclined ring connected with the pistons of the other barrel.

21. In a fluid power-transmitting device, the combination with a stationary member having channels for the circulation of` a Huid, of rotatable barrels arranged in' engagement with said stationary member at the'ends of'said channels, each of said barrels being provided with chambers or cylinders havlng ports adjacent to the said stat-ionary member, the area of each cylinder port being smaller than the main area of the corresponding cylinder, and the adjacent surfaces of the stationary member and the barrels being spaced from each other ata portion of their area so as to reduce the area of that portion on which the fluid, forcing itself under pressure between the barrels and the stationary member, tends to separate them, pistons movable within said cylinders, a rotary adjustable tilting ring connected with the pistons of one barrel, and a rotatable inclined ring connected with tons of the other barrel.

l `22. In a iiuid power-transmitting device,

the combination with a stationary member having channels for the circulation of iiuid,

w1th ports at each end of `such` channels, of

the adjacent differentially with the pis-- rotary cylinder barrels adjacent to the port surfaces of said stationary member, each barrel being capable of sliding lengthwise of its axis of rotation, springs for pressing the barrels toward said port surfaces, the cylinders being contracted toward the stationary member, pistons Within the cylinders, a rotary adjustable tilting ring connected with clined ring connected with the pistons of the other barrel.

' 23. In a fluid power-transmitting device,

the combination of a stationary member provided with channels for the circulation of fluid, with ports at each end of said channels, of rotary barrels located, in engagement with the port surfaces of said stationary member and 4.provided ,with cylinders having ports controlled by said stationary member, pistons movable in said cylinders, rotary inclined members, each. provided `with as many sockets as the respective barrels have cylinders, said sockets being spaced of the pistons, connecting rods extending from said sockets to the pistons, and adjusting means for one of said inclined members.

24. The combination of a stationary member having channels for the passage of uid,

4wlth ports at each end of such channels, a

rotary barrel engaging a port surface of said stationary member, and provided with cylinders having portsV icontrolled-'by said member, said cylinders being evenly spaced, pistons within said cylinders,'a rotary adjustable `tilting member having a socket ring, the sockets of which are unevenly spaced, and connecting rods extending from said sockets to the pistons.

25. The combination of a stationary member having channels for the passage of iuid, with ports at each end of said channels, a

vrotary barrel engaging a .port surface of said stationary member and provided with cylinders having portsv controlled by said member, pistons within said cylinders, a rotary adjustable tilting member having a ring with unevenly spaced sockets, and connect-ing rods extending from said sockets to the respective pistons.

26. The combination of a rotatable member provided with cylinders, each cylinder being provided at one end with a port of smaller area than the main chamber of theV cylinder, a stationary member having channels which are adapted to register with said cylinder' ports, pistons movable .in said cylinders, and a connection between said pistons.

27 The combination of a stationary member having channels, the rotatable member provided with cylinders'having ports adapted to register with said channels, pistons in said cylinders, a connection between said.

reference to the spacing the pistons of one barrel, and a rotatable inadapted to catch and pistons, and means for causing the Huid in the cylindersLwhen under pressure, to force the rotary member toward the stationary memberand thus to counteract the tendency of the fluid to se arate the two members.

28. In a variable speed gear, the combination with a pump and motor having a fluid connection between them of a basin located below the said named parts and adapted to catch and contain fluid for the fluid connection, and an auxiliary pump adapted to draw fluid from said basin to replenish waste in said iuid connection. L

129. In a variable speed gear, the combination of a pump and motor having a fluid connection between them, a protective frame for said named parts adapted to catch and carry fluid for saidl connection, the lower part of said frame being adapted to act as a basin for such fluid, and an auxiliary pump adaptedv to draw luid from said basin to replenish waste in said fluid connection.

30. In a variable speed gear the combination with a pump and motorhaving a fluid connection between them, a protective frame carry fluid for said connection, means for collecting such fluid as is thus caught by said frame and a return connect-ion from the said collecting means to the iluid connect-ion between thepump and motor, said return connection comprising an auxiliary pump adapted to replenish waste in said fluid connection from the iluid caught and collected in said collecting means.

31. In a' variable speed gear the combination with a pump andmotor having a fluid connection between them, a protective frame v having a tight bottomadapted to catch and carry iluid for said connection, means for collecting such fluid as vis fcaught bysaid frame and a return connection from the said collecting means to the fluid connection between the pump and motor, said return connection comprisingv an auxiliary pumpv adapted to replenish waste in said fluid connection from the fluid caught and collected in said collecting means.

32. In a variable speed gear the combination with a pump and motor having a fluid connection between them, a protective frame adapted to catch and carry fluid for such connection, means for collecting such fluid as is thus caught by said frame and a return connection comprising a pump automatically operated .to replenish from said collecting means any waste in said fluid connection. e

33. In a variable speed gear the combination with a pump and motor having fluid connections between them, of a protective frame adapted to catch and carry fluid for said connection, the lower part of said frame being arranged to act as a collecting basin for such leakage from said fluid connection as may be caught bysaid frame, and an auxiliary pump adapted to draw iuid from said basin to replenish waste in said fluid connection. p

34. In a variable speed gear, the combination with a pump and motor having fluid connections between them, a protective framev adapted to catch and carry fluid for such connection, means acting as a iuid storage chamber communicating with and 'adapted to replenish waste in said fluid connection as soon as itoccurs, means adapted to collect such leakage fromv the fluid connection as may be caught by the said frame, a channel adapted to conduct fluid from such last named means into said storage chamber and means for transferring fluid from said collecting means to said storage chamber and 'from said storage chamber into said connections as required to replenish waste.,

'35. In a variable speed gear, tion with a pump and motor having fluid connections between them, of a fluid storage chamber located intermediate of the pump and motor and .communicating with and adapted to replenish waste in said fluid connectionsl as soon as yit occurs, a protective casing adapted to catch and carry fluid for said connection, a any fluid caught by said casing, a channel adapted to conduct fluid from said basin into said storage chamber, valved means connecting said channel and said storage chamber and means for transferring fluid from said basin to said storage chamber and from said storage chamber into said connections as required to replenish waste.

In testimony whereof, I scribed my nameat the city of Washington, D. C., this 14 day of August, A. D., 1901, in the presence of two Witnesses.

HARVEY D. wiLLIAMs.

Witnesses: i y

FRANCIS S.- MACHEN, JOSEPH Raam.

the combinal basin adapted .to .receive have hereto sub` 

